Meet Our Tutors: Mark Hurych
Adult Literacy on the Border:
7.27.2020
Mark Hurych on the Challenges of Tutoring
- Camarena Memorial
Library
Oh boy. OK, maybe it is a challenge to
get me to shut up once I get rolling. I don't think tutoring or teaching is
challenging.
Let me explain. Raising a child to be
kind and considerate, that's challenging, especially if you are trying to put
food on the table and keep everybody healthy.
Dealing with a child with health issues
in early life? (I've been there.) That qualifies as challenging.
I challenge myself when it comes to
education. I've defined it as something completely different from schooling.
Most of what typically goes on in K thru PhD is schooling, in my opinion.
Getting schooled is common and it expresses the usual way of operating schools.
Taking, yes that's right I say
"taking," an education is entirely different. When I ask myself a
question and treat that question the same way you might treat "Where are
my damn keys?" when you're on your way to work, when I ask myself a
question in that way I begin to educate myself. No one can educate me. They can
write a book, or write to me, they can send me a message, they can help me find
my damn keys, sometimes, but the motivation to ask and answer is mine and mine
alone. READ MORE ➤➤
Readability Consensus
Based on 7 readability formulas:
Grade Level: 6
Reading Level: fairly easy to read.
Reader's Age: 10-11 yrs. olds
(Fifth and Sixth graders)
